Stiff and Twisted
Acute dystonic reactions are a distressing extrapyramidal side effect of antipsychotic and certain other medications.
Tag Oculogyric crisis
Dystonia DDx
Overview Dystonia is a movements disorder characterized by abnormal postures or twisting or repetitive movement caused by sustained contractions of opposing muscles Causes Focal Spastic torticollis Blepharospasm Oculogyric crisis (OGC) Segmental hemiballismus Generalised Chorea – e.g. Sydenham, Huntington, drugs (esp L…